Articles & Guides By Drew Danson
 |
You can also subscribe to my RSS feed here:
.
Tobacco Filler and Its Effect on Your Smoking Experience
While the cigar accessories that you use when smoking cigars will certainly affect your experience, the cigar itself is the greatest factor to consider. However, there are several different aspects of the cigar that will contribute to the overall experience and how much you enjoy (or don’t enjoy, as the case may be) the cigar in question. At least half of your smoking experience will depend on the filler used in the cigar’s construction. Filler accounts for a full 50% of a cigar’s flavor, and you need to know a bit more about it.
Tobacco Filler and Its Effect on Your Smoking Experience
While the cigar accessories that you use when smoking cigars will certainly affect your experience, the cigar itself is the greatest factor to consider. However, there are several different aspects of the cigar that will contribute to the overall experience and how much you enjoy (or don’t enjoy, as the case may be) the cigar in question. At least half of your smoking experience will depend on the filler used in the cigar’s construction. Filler accounts for a full 50% of a cigar’s flavor, and you need to know a bit more about it.
You Can Age Cheese in A Humidor
If you have a cigar humidor, you can do a number of things with it. One of life’s finest pleasures, other than a good smoke, is a fine aged cheese. However, aged cheese is more expensive, but you can do the aging process at home, right in your humidor. How do you age cheese in a humidor?
Tips on Writing a Good Cigar Review
Writing a good cigar review requires more than just knowing that a cigar tastes differently after being aged in a cigar humidor. It requires that you know several important factors about the cigar, as well as what cigar lovers will want to get out of your review. Knowing these factors, how they relate to each other and the importance of each will help make sure that your review is accurate, enjoyable and readable for other smokers. Before you even begin composing your thoughts on the smoke, you need to have these elements firmly in mind.
Meat Humidors Serve Different Purposes for Different People
While you might think that humidors are basically only cigar accessories, that is far from the truth. These innovative devices serve many different purposes, and are used around the world by many different people. However, the use of a humidor, whether it is for cigar aging or meat aging, does require a functional, accurate hygrometer. There are many types of hygrometers in existence, as well, ranging from those designed to help brewers make the best beer to those used by cigar lovers and those who are interested in food preservation.
How Do I Calibrate My Humidor Hygrometer?
Using a cigar humidor is the best way to ensure that your cigars remain fresh, and that they age. Aging is an important part of enjoying this hobby, as aged cigars generally have a milder flavor and are more enjoyable. However, you will need more than just a humidor to do this. You’ll need a good hygrometer, as well. These devices monitor and measure the amount of humidity in the air, so that you can maintain your humidor at 70% humidity (or as close to that as possible). The problem with hygrometers is that they need to be calibrated periodically.
How to Fix the Seal on a Leaky Humidor
Your humidor is supposed to protect your cigars from drying out and allow them to age properly. To do this, it has to be able to hold in humidity. If the seal on the door is going bad (or has been bad since the beginning), then you will not be able to enjoy your cigars as well as if it worked properly. While it takes weeks for cigars to really dry out, there’s no point in taking chances. There are a few things that you can try to fix that leaking seal.
What is a Piezo Electric Ignition System in a Torch Lighter?
If you have ever used a push button grill or a push button cigarette lighter, then you have actually seen piezo electricity in action. This is a unique form of generating electricity that is found in many devices, and it works much differently than using a standard flint. With piezoelectricity, the device works by using force to strike an object that actually creates voltage when it is deformed. For most lighters and other items that utilize piezoelectricity, quartz is the material used to create the spark.
Why Should I Use Propylene Glycol in My Humidor Solution?
Keeping your cigars in good condition, with the proper humidity, is essential to ensuring that they age well and that their flavor improves over time. Both too much and too little humidity can damage cigars, giving them a bad flavor and aroma. One of the better ways to maintain humidity in your cigar humidor is to use a propylene glycol solution in your electronic humidifier. However, is this the best option out there? Why should you use this in your humidor?
Can I Weld With a Typical Butane Torch Lighter?
If you have your average, run of the mill butane torch lighter, you will find that it is perfect for many things. It can easily light a cigar, help you start a campfire in a rainy or windy situation, and much more. But what if you needed to actually weld some metal together? Could a traditional model actually allow you to do this? Here, we will look at whether or not this is actually possible, and if so under what circumstances and with what metals.
